YANKTON - In a time in which “Twitter” commands people's attention, the Aberdeen Central volleyball team “tweaked” its lineup to express itself.

The Golden Eagles switched senior Britini Haar and sophomore Lauren McCafferty in the starting lineup and the hitting duo helped lead Central to a 25-18, 25-23, 11-25, 25-13 win over Mitchell on Friday at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton in a consolation semifinal match. It marked the fourth win of the season for Aberdeen against the Kernels.

Central used its blocking to its advantage against the shorter Mitchell lineup. The Eagles recorded 18 blocks to six for Mitchell.

“We got a little bit better hitting today,” said Central libero Paula Ruelas. “We moved Lauren out to the left side and put Britini on the right side so we got a bit of a change and they did a good job.”

McCafferty, a sophomore playing in her first state tournament as a starter, recorded a team-leading 12 kills to go along with 11 digs and 3 blocks. Haar chipped in with four kills, five ace serves and two set assists.

“Lauren is a natural outside although she can do a lot of different things,” said Central coach Dennis Northrup. “We had good balance. We had lots of different girls getting hits and kills. We played nicer and relaxed.”

Six Central players recorded kills in the match.

The second game was key to both clubs. There were eight ties, including at 23-all. McCafferty hit a kill and the Kernels misfired on a kill for game point.

The third game belonged to Mitchell as the Kernels offense got untracked, led by junior Lexi Weier who topped the Kernels with 11 kills in the match.

The Kernels blew out to a 20-10 lead but missed a serve. Mitchell scored the next five points to close out the game with three kills, an ace serve and a Central net violation.

“We were trying to pass the ball better today (Friday),” said Northrup. “We did a lot better job. The third game our serve receive was not so good. That's how the game goes. If you can serve receive, you can do anything.”

Central coasted to a 21-13 lead in the deciding fourth game. The last four points went the Central way on a Mitchell net violation, a Carmeille Foster kill and two blocks by Kelcy Schaunaman.

“We weren't physically and emotionally ready to play less than 24 hours after the match we played Thursday night,” said Mitchell coach Deb Thill. “That was how we played right away but then we got into our game in the second and third. We played well. That second could have gone either way but Aberdeen played better longer than we did.”

A good start for Central was a key.

“We know how they play,” said Ruelas. “We know what their rhythm is. We started off good and that was important.”

Aberdeen Central will play Watertown in the fifth-place match today at 1:45 p.m. The two Eastern South Dakota Conference teams split during the regular season but the Golden Eagles needed five games in their win.

“We're playing for a big trophy,” said Northrup. “We get that consolation shot. It's a relief to get that one win at state. Hopefully, we can come out and play. Watertown will give us everything they can. They are scrappy.”